Lagos lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has explained the reasons behind his motive to contest for the fourth time as a member representing Surulere constituency 1 in the state assembly.
Elliot, while campaigning to his constituents on Friday, highlighted his interest in becoming a principal officer in the assembly as the key reason.
In a video that went viral on X, he also urged his supporters to be wary of intimidation coming from the other camps.
Before the campaign, there had been indications that All Progressives Congress stakeholders, including supporters of Gbajabiamila, are throwing their weight behind a former aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, to contest against Elliot in the party primary for the 2027 Lagos State House of Assembly election.
Reacting, he said, “The question is, ‘what am I looking for in the fourth term that I am being intimidated to step down’. Don’t accept it, you have invested so much in me. There is a high chance that I will become a principal officer.
“On the 21st of May (primary election), stand your ground, come out in your large numbers to vote for me, and I will emerge victorious.”
The three-time lawmaker further quoted Psalm 121 while emphasising his confidence in God to help him fight the internal battle, saying, “One with God is the majority.”
The Nollywood star earlier today publicly apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, his supposed political mentor and the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, saying he may have offended him in the course of his political engagements.
He made the apology during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on Friday, where he said any misunderstanding was unintentional and insisted he remained committed to party unity and development in his constituency.
His apology comes amid previous political tensions linked to the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis, during which Gbajabiamila had revealed that he nearly lost his position at the Presidency due to allegations tied to Elliot’s political activities.
Gbajabiamila had said President Bola Tinubu confronted him over intelligence reports suggesting Elliot’s involvement in moves around the Assembly speakership tussle, a claim he denied at the time.
Speaking on the programme, Elliot said he grew into politics under the guidance of a senior colleague he described as his “egbon”, adding that emotions and misunderstandings may have contributed to past friction.
“I’m not saying, oh, yes, media will come out, oh yes, Desmond begs again. Yes, because he’s my egbon. And I grew up learning everything I knew in politics through him,” he said.
He added that human error could not be ruled out in political relationships.
Lagos lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has explained the reasons behind his motive to contest for the fourth time as a member representing Surulere constituency 1 in the state assembly.
Elliot, while campaigning to his constituents on Friday, highlighted his interest in becoming a principal officer in the assembly as the key reason.
In a video that went viral on X, he also urged his supporters to be wary of intimidation coming from the other camps.
Before the campaign, there had been indications that All Progressives Congress stakeholders, including supporters of Gbajabiamila, are throwing their weight behind a former aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, to contest against Elliot in the party primary for the 2027 Lagos State House of Assembly election.
Reacting, he said, “The question is, ‘what am I looking for in the fourth term that I am being intimidated to step down’. Don’t accept it, you have invested so much in me. There is a high chance that I will become a principal officer.
“On the 21st of May (primary election), stand your ground, come out in your large numbers to vote for me, and I will emerge victorious.”
The three-time lawmaker further quoted Psalm 121 while emphasising his confidence in God to help him fight the internal battle, saying, “One with God is the majority.”
The Nollywood star earlier today publicly apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, his supposed political mentor and the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, saying he may have offended him in the course of his political engagements.
He made the apology during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on Friday, where he said any misunderstanding was unintentional and insisted he remained committed to party unity and development in his constituency.
His apology comes amid previous political tensions linked to the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis, during which Gbajabiamila had revealed that he nearly lost his position at the Presidency due to allegations tied to Elliot’s political activities.
Gbajabiamila had said President Bola Tinubu confronted him over intelligence reports suggesting Elliot’s involvement in moves around the Assembly speakership tussle, a claim he denied at the time.
Speaking on the programme, Elliot said he grew into politics under the guidance of a senior colleague he described as his “egbon”, adding that emotions and misunderstandings may have contributed to past friction.
“I’m not saying, oh, yes, media will come out, oh yes, Desmond begs again. Yes, because he’s my egbon. And I grew up learning everything I knew in politics through him,” he said.
He added that human error could not be ruled out in political relationships.
